I fell for my 2 yo's bedtime delay tactic!

So it's late, 3 hours beyond dd's 8 pm bedtime. But it's a special family party day. I laid her in her bed, started her lullabies and kissed her goodnight. She said "Did you poop." (which how she says she pooped and she's not yet potty trained.) so I checked her diaper, no poop. I said "no poop" to which she replied "I poop on the potty!" I said ok let's go (potty training can't be that easy?!?) She sits on her potty about ten minutes, reading stories, with no results. So back to bed we go. As I'm replacing her diaper, she asks for more stories and that's when I realize I just got played by a not quite 2 year old!

So it's late, 3 hours beyond dd's 8 pm bedtime. But it's a special family party day. I laid her in her bed, started her lullabies and kissed her goodnight. She said "Did you poop." (which how she says she pooped and she's not yet potty trained.) so I checked her diaper, no poop. I said "no poop" to which she replied "I poop on the potty!" I said ok let's go (potty training can't be that easy?!?) She sits on her potty about ten minutes, reading stories, with no results. So back to bed we go. As I'm replacing her diaper, she asks for more stories and that's when I realize I just got played by a not quite 2 year old!

Oh my gosh! I fell for the trick too! My DD said "hungry" (I truly think she's going through a growth spurt because she's bee eating like a crazy girl AND I don't want her to go to bed hungry) So of course I pick her up, feed her a snack, re-brush teeth, put her in bed and she says...(yep) "hungry"! Ugh!!!! She's tried it 3 nights in a row now! Lil rascal! How does a not-quite-2-year old know about this game!?! ;)

Oh my gosh! I fell for the trick too! My DD said "hungry" (I truly think she's going through a growth spurt because she's bee eating like a crazy girl AND I don't want her to go to bed hungry) So of course I pick her up, feed her a snack, re-brush teeth, put her in bed and she says...(yep) "hungry"! Ugh!!!! She's tried it 3 nights in a row now! Lil rascal! How does a not-quite-2-year old know about this game!?! ;)

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